商 虎形骨雕|Tiger
Unknown artist
Date: 13th–11th century BCE
Medium: Bone
Dimensions: H. 7/16 in. (1.1 cm); L. 1 11/16 in. (4.3 cm)
Classification: Bone
Culture: China
Period: Shang dynasty (ca. 1600–1046 BCE)
Themes: Tigers
Gift of Ernest Erickson Foundation, 1985
Date range
-1300 – -1000
Largest dimension
4.3 cm
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